Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-02-10
BUSINESS AND MINING NOTES.
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Snow may be beautiful upon the noun.
tains, it is the reverse in the valleys.
Both extremes confront MS NJ present.
Snow fell abundantly last night and this
morning. Storm squadrons yet career
along the mountain peaks, but the sun
shine is converting the snow into mud
in this valley.
The United States Supreme Court in
recent decision insists that to make
valid mining location the boundary side
and end lines must be distinctly marked
on the surface, and they must govern in
any contest with junior location. The
or cannot make the explorations neces-
sary to ascertain the true course OF the
vein, and draws his lines ignorantly, he
must bear the consequences. He can
only assert lateral right to so much OF
his vein as lies between the vertical
planes drawn through those lines. Junior
locators will not be preiudced thereby,
though subsequent explorations may
show that he has erred in his location
Locators will perceive the necessity OF
sufficiently exploring the discovered vein
before final marking of the boundaries
OF the claim. This can be done SO long
as the adjoining ground is unclaimed
1t may appear upon such exploration
that the end lines as first fixed may
prove to be the side lines as the vein
actually runs. If the adjoining ground
has been claimed, there is no help for
the first claimant, and the width OF his
claim as located may become the length
when the true course of the vein is found.
~ nd
chubby face, smiling mouth and large
whiskers of Senator Jones, of Nevada,
has been observed about the Hoffman
House for several days, but disappeared
Thursday. The returning prosperity
the Nevada millionaire is much talked
about. His intimate friends say he
is ION top" again through prosperous
gold mines and fortunate land ventures
and other investments. There is one
thing about the Senator that is always
unchanged-that is the merry twinkle in
his gray eyes.
The Independent notes rumored strike
OF rich ore in the Defiance mine at Oar
win, lnyo county.
A slight shock OF earthquake was felt
at Independence, Jan. 80.
The RcceiHe says w. w. Williams
has purchased the lIoyt & Westernside
mine at Bernice Churchill county. OF G.
~. Richards Tor ~, 400 and the property
was decided to the purchases ut Austin
last week
Thd Maple Leaf mine, near George
town, Colorado, was sold by the Sheriff
on the 3lst, for 81 ,551.79
In Bayhorse, Idaho, on the 18th, the
cabin of o. r. Putney was swept away by
II snowslide. The rescuing party found
only three logs left, and the old man
tightly wedged between them, dead
Matt Daily fell down 800 foot shaft at
lanes Reynolds mine, Idaho Springs,
Colorado, on the LIST and climbed out un- |
hurt.
The Con, Cal. & Va Company, had
cash on had February LIST, $346, AZ.
a big oil strike was made at the Puenta |
Wells, Los Angeles county, January 3lst. |
The gas was burning brightly beside the |
we'll and the workmen were just about to
over the drill into the well, when there |
came volcano OF oil, thirteen inches at
he base and spouting sixty feet into the
ar. AS soon as the men saw the
lark mass burst, bubbling over
he edge OF the we'll, the first
thought was for the burning gas,
and two OF them rushed for the Jet. The
vast volume of oil struck them and flung
hem down the hill as though they had
been straws; caught the burning gas and
capped madly to the sky, a monument of
lame. A hose which is always kept in
'eadiness was turned at once upon the
pillar OF fire, and the flames We're finally
,,xtinguished-not, however, until the
ierrick, cables, hosting apparatus, etc,
we're consumed and considerable casing
destroyed
The Bellevue HeraH says that the
queen OF the Hills is producing the usual
uantity OF ore, but is not shipping any
t present. Contracts have not vet been
ompleted for the coming year and the ore :
being piled at the mine. Captain Lusk {
avs that the prospects in the lower levels
re improving all the time, and he is {
realty pleased at the future outlook for {
ne company. 6